diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 6e2b91d..5ff0375 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -51,16 +51,12 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'Subunit2sql Release Notes'
 copyright = u'2015, Subunit2sql Developers'
 
-# The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
-# |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
-# built documents.
-#
-from pbr import version
 
+# Release notes are version independent
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = version.VersionInfo('subunit2sql').version_string_with_vcs()
+release = ''
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = version.VersionInfo('subunit2sql').canonical_version_string()
+version = ''
 
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation